So, as something we are all forced to work with, Moodle deserves a review, but it won't be a pleasant one. There are a number of things very wrong with Moodle's design. First, the new version of the desktop site is buggy. Graphics float in front of others that shouldn't be doing so, already clicked links turn the same color as the purple on the site background, and links are busting all the time. The mobile version isn't the best either. It's evident that, given the current design choices of the full site, a vertical take on Moodle doesn't do it any favors. All of my personal choices like to my profile stuff is located at the bottom of the page after all the moodle quick tip stuff. To top it all off, Furman's network sees Moodle as a threat to the security of the students and flags it as such. This requires that extra step of telling the network that our main hub for all things academic isn't trying to give me a Trojan virus.
The new Moodle is bleh. But the old one was even worse. At least this iteration looks nice.
ReplyDeleteThey should just switch to Blackboard at this point. It'd probably be easier for both students and professors.